Question

European rabbits were introduced into Australia and quickly spread, reproduced, and became a terrible pest. They eat up to $600 million worth of food and pasture crops annually, and have damaged the populations of many native plants and the populations of animals that eat the plants. Twice in the past 50 years, rabbit diseases have been introduced to try to control the population, with some success. This is a case where ________.C) an invasive species has reduced the genetic diversity of indigenous species T/F

Answer 1

True. This is the case where an invasive species has reduced the genetic diversity of indigenous species.

Step-by-step explanation:

• An invasive species is an exotic, foreign species that takes over a specific habitat or ecosystem and destabilizes it.
• Invasive species disrupt the food chains of an ecosystem which may lead to increase in populations of some species while reducing others.
• Invasive species compete with indigenous species for food, shelter and mates. As the indigenous species cannot reproduce properly, a reduction in their genetic diversity is the direct result.